Four M16 rifles, bullet proof vests found in St James

Members of the security forces  have found four M16 rifles and 120 rounds of ammunition in bushes in St James.

According to police sources, four magazines, three 'police' vests and one resembling those worn by members of the army were also found.

They were found hidden in a rugged, hilly section of a community called Rocky Hill, near Ramble.

No arrest has been made.

The police and the army have been intensifying security operations in St James, now under a state of public emergency as part of efforts to recover illegal guns and reduce murders.

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